Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe 10th Bt. (1846-1924) as a baby.
Marie Françoise Catherine (Fanny) Corbaux (1812 – Brighton 1883)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1847
Materials
paper
Measurements
260 mm (H); 190 mm (W)
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286739
Summary
Watercolour on paper, Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe 10th Bt. (1846-1924) as a baby, by Marie Françoise Catherine (Fanny) Corbaux (1812 – Brighton 1883). Portrait of Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe as a baby, signed 'Fanny Corbaux pint. 1847'. Painted in shades of blue and pink mainly, the baby is seated on the ground, wearing a white dress with a blue sash. He has fair hair and brown eyes, his hands and feet very small. Blue shading is painted behind the head.
Marks and inscriptions
Fanny Corbaux pint. 1847
Makers and roles
Marie Françoise Catherine (Fanny) Corbaux (1812 – Brighton 1883), artist